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Indlæser... A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3af John Romer
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The final chapter in the definitive, three-volume history of the world's first known state Archaeologist John Romer has spent a lifetime chronicling the history of Ancient Egypt, and here he tells the epic story of its final days, from the birth of the New Kingdom in the Nile's lush delta to the eventual fall of pharaonic culture over one thousand years later. This was an era dominated by titans of the popular imagination: the radical iconoclast Akhenaten, the boy-king Tutankhamun and the all-conquering Ramesses III. But 'heroes' do not forge history - ordinary people do. This was also a time of international trade, cultural exchange and highly sophisticated art, even in the face of inexorable decline. Alongside his visionary new history of this elusive period, Romer turns a critical eye on Egyptology itself. Paying close attention to the evidence, he corrects prevailing narratives which cast the New Kingdom as an imperial state power in the European mould. Instead, he reveals - through broken artefacts in ruined workshops, or preserved letters between a tomb-builder and his son - a culture more beautiful and beguiling than we could have imagined. Romer carefully reconstructs the real story of the New Kingdom as evidenced in the archaeological record, and the result - the final volume of a lifelong project - secures his status as Ancient Egypt's finest chronicler. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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This third part is also a bit disappointing in terms of form. The chapters are not all logically arranged, I have the impression Romer is not giving a systematic exposition but sometimes limits himself to selected topics. And occasionally intriguing phrases pop up that are not further explained (such as evidence of brutality supposedly revealed by tombs found in Amarna, the capital of the "heretical" Pharaoh Akhenaten). But all that does not prevent this part from being chock full of interesting information. And, of course, the expertise of John Romer is beyond doubt.
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